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Monday, October 3, 2011

“Crusade Against Luxuries” by Wilhelm Ropke


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“Crusade Against Luxuries” by Wilhelm Ropke, an October 16, 1948 article from Time and Tide on the fallacies of prohibiting luxuries in order to provide more for the poor.


  • Nicholas Snow is Associate Professor of Economics and the Tom and Anne Walsh Professor of Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics at Wabash College. He previously worked at the Ohio State University, Kenyon College, and Indiana University. His website is https://www.nicholasasnow.com/